1. Fillings & Frostings CAKE

2. 6/27/20162 Why frost a cake ? To make a cake look great. Express your creativeness. For special occasions To add flavor and richness.

3. 6/27/20163 Types of Frostings Basic Buttercream – A combination of butter, sugar, milk and a flavoring (like vanilla). Very soft, melts easily. Added shortening and/or meringue powder can make it sturdier.

4. 6/27/20164 Types of Frostings Simple Buttercream is used to decorate cakes in a commercial setting. It combines some of the flavor profile (yummy butter) of a Basic Buttercream with the sturdiness factor needed for decorated cakes. Its ingredients are: butter, solid shortening, powdered sugar, egg whites and a flavoring (usually vanilla).

5. 6/27/20165 Types of Frostings Meringue – Whipped egg whites. Seven- Minute Meringue and Fluffy White Icing are the two most common American kinds. Will taste like marshmallows.

6. 6/27/20166 Types of Frostings Fondant – A decorator’s frosting, it is rolled for the smoothest finish. Ace of Cakes uses it. It can be molded, shaped and draped. Contains: Glucose, sugar, glycerin and gelatin. Fondant should never be refrigerated.

7. 6/27/20167 Types of Frostings Whipped Cream – A dairy product – the richest fattiest part of whole cow’s milk. Can be whipped to become light and fluffy. Often sweetened with sugar and flavored with vanilla. This is what Cool Whip was made to fake. This will add fat and calories to any recipe or cake serving.

8. 6/27/20168 Types of Buttercreams Simple: Butter, solid shortening, powdered sugar, egg whites, and flavoring. (Decorator’s Frosting) French: Beaten egg yolks, and butter. Swiss: Swiss meringue and butter. German: Butter, emulsified shortening, and fondant. Italian: Whipped egg whites, butter or shortening, heated sugar syrup, flavoring

9. 6/27/20169 Appropriate pairings Dense cakes: like pound cake need sturdy frosting – like a fudge or buttercream. Light cakes: like Angel Food need soft frostings like whipped cream, a poured glaze or a sprinkle of powdered sugar or cocoa powder.

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